Monthly Archives: August 2011

In “The Goose Woman,” from 1925, Louise Dresser plays a woman prone to drink. A famous opera singer in the past, Dresser’s character lost her voice and her considerable talents and following when she conceived a son.  She takes to … Continue reading →

“The Blizzard,” directed by Mauritz Stiller in 1923, features a man dragged through the Swedish Arctic by a reindeer.  The man, out in the wilderness to herd the reindeer towards a big payday (they are used for meat, hides, antlers, … Continue reading →

As a fan of impressionistic filmmaking, I watched both this year’s “The Tree of Life” and “Last Year at Marienbad” from 1961.  The Tree of Life, directed by Terrance Malick,  proved to be an incredible journey across time and generations, … Continue reading →

“The Great White Silence” (1924), a UK produced film that screened at this year’s San Francisco Silent Film Festival, contains wonderful footage from Robert Falcon Scott’s ill-fated attempt to reach and return from the South Pole.  When Scott arrived at … Continue reading →